RoboticsCurriculum

The following is a curriculum centered around the NDeRC Robotics System (NRS). The NRS is a collection of components designed to teach various computer science and engineering concepts in a hands-on environment. It is composed of various hardware components (Vex Robotics Kit, Bluetooth Modems, Nintendo Wii remote, and a PC), as well as several software components (Robot program, Server software, and development libraries). The curriculum itself is project-oriented, with all of the lesson concepts incorporated into student projects.

Prerequisites

1. Introduction
2. WiiKart

• 2.1 SquareBot
• 2.2 Soldering for the Bluetooth Modem
• 2.3 Downloading Code to the Vex Controller
• 2.4 Basic Programming
  • 2.4.1 Visual C#
  • 2.4.2 Hello World!
  • 2.4.3 Variables
  • 2.4.4 Conditional Statements
  • 2.4.5 Loops
  • 2.4.6 Commenting Your Code
  • 2.4.7 Putting it all together (guessing game)
  • 2.4.8 Libraries
    • 2.4.8.1 Vexlib
    • 2.4.8.2 WiiMotelib
• 2.5 WiiKart Program
  • 2.5.1 Help! This is Hard!
• 2.6 Bluetooth Communication
• 2.7 Pairing Your Bluetooth Devices
• 2.8 Testing
• 2.9 SOLUTION

3. MapperBot

• 3.1 Full System Video
• 3.2 Client Server Model
• 3.3 Bot Design Modifications
• 3.4 LED Circuitry*
• 3.5 Downloading Code to the Vex Controller
• 3.6 Programming, Part 2
  • 3.6.1 Arrays
  • 3.6.2 Functions
  • 3.6.3 Objects
  • 3.6.4 Libraries
    • 3.6.4.1 Vexlib
    • 3.6.4.2 WiiMotelib
  • 3.6.5 Form Modification
  • 3.6.6 Advanced Calculator
• 3.7 MapperBot Programming*
  • 3.7.1 GoTo Programming
  • 3.7.2 Object Detection Programming
  • 3.7.3 Path Planning Programming
    • 3.7.3.1 Heaps
    • 3.7.3.2 Recursion
  • 3.7.4 Locating the Robot
    • 3.7.4.1 Cartesian Coordinates
    • 3.7.4.2 Polar Coordinates
    • 3.7.4.3 Triangles
    • 3.7.4.4 Distance
    • 3.7.4.5 Midpoint
    • 3.7.4.6 Calibration

Appendix A

• C# programming references

Appendix B

• Circuits
• Ultrasonic Concepts
• Gears

Appendix C

• WiiKart Code Documentation
• Mapper Code Documentation

Note: A * indicates some info is missing for that section.